Airtel rolls out Aadhaar based e-KYC solution in Bihar and Jharkhand

NEW DELHI: India’s leading telecommunications provider, Bharti Airtel on Tuesday rolled out Aadhaar based e-KYC solution in Bihar following the notification by the Department of Telecom.

The company claims to have become the first to launch e-KYC solution in Bihar.

The e-KYC process aids digital verification and helps with instant activation of mobile connection. It also reduces paperwork, thereby enhancing convenience. The process requires customers purchasing new connection to submit their biometrics at point of sale, which is matched with UIDAI data and the connection gets activated instantly upon verification.

Airtel said that the consumers in Bihar have appreciated the initiative and started taking SIM based on Aadhar e-KYC.

“Aadhaar based e-KYC for a mobile connection is a milestone for the telecom industry and will enhance customer experience through faster onboarding. Customer’s SIM will now be activated in few minutes. The solution also complements the Government’s Digital India vision and will add to Airtel’s green initiatives,”said Bharath Uppiliappan, CEO (Bihar and Jharkhand), Airtel.

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